Overview
- New scientific findings in this fast moving field have necessitated a revised and updated edition
- The third edition will provide the most significant and timely information related to the epidemiology of skin cancer, the immune system and cancer, UV damage, DNA repair, Vitamin D in Non-melanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancer, with new findings on UV, adverse effects of sun protection and sunscreens, newly Vitamin D metabolites and more
- Useful for for every clinician or scientist interested in balancing positive and negative effects of UV exposure to minimize the risks of developing Vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1268)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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UV-Induced Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin D and the Physiologic Consequences (I)
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Solar Radiation, Vitamin D and Human Health
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Photocarcinogenesis of Skin Cancer
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The Relevance of the Vitamin D Endocrine System for Skin Cancer
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About this book
The third edition is a comprehensive and updated overview of positive and negative effects of UV-exposure, with a focus on Vitamin D and skin cancer. Researchers, oncologists,and students will be provided with the most significant and timely information related to topics such as the epidemiology of skin cancer, the immune system and skin cancer, ultraviolet damage, DNA repair and Vitamin D in Nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanoma. There have been a number of new, scientific findings in this fast moving field that necessitated a thoroughly updated and revised edition including new Vitamin D metabolites and skin cancer, new findings on the beneficial effects of UV and solar UV and skin cancer, adverse effects of sun protection and sunscreens, sun exposure and mortality, and more. The book will summarize essential, up-to-date information for every clinician or scientist interested in how to balance the positive and negative effects of UV‑exposure to minimize the risks of developing vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
JÖRG REICHRATH is Professor for Dermatology and Deputy Director of the Clinic for Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology at the Saarland University Hospital in Homburg, Germany. Reichrath has received his academic degrees (Dr. med) from the Saarland University, Germany. His research interests include photobiology, dermato-endocrinology and dermato-oncology. He is a member of numerous national and international scientific organizations, including the German Dermatological Society (DDG), the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG), the German Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG), and the European Society of Dermatological Research (ESDR). He has been awarded numerous prices including the Arnold-Rikli-price.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sunlight, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer
Editors: Jörg Reichrath
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46227-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46226-0Published: 12 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46229-1Published: 13 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46227-7Published: 11 September 2020
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XIV, 428
Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cancer Research, Dermatology, Oncology